So I fell a little behind in updating, and this *really* isn't the time to be doing it (just had a 17-hour workday, followed by an early morning for church and no real sleep). But things have been hectic enough around here that whenever I get a chance to update, I probably need to jump on it.
Following my stint with Nickelodeon (their new show, 'Victorious,' had its first episode premiere after the Kids' Choice Awards recently), I moved into a couple interviews, and wound up in the office on a new pilot for Fox, being shot by Sony. In the midst of all that, I came up with a second-round interview at a trailer company (had to back out when they couldn't schedule around the pilot I was already on), and eventually, a job offer from rival movie marketer, Mojo. You don't know how happy I was to accept it (because I haven't told you how happy I was yet).
On the side, I'm still putting some honest effort into animating the next cartoon. It doesn't have a name yet, but it more-or-less stars Scotch the Rabbit, as she tries to win over her new (non-mutual) best friend and playmate, Bushhog. Unfortunately, I have SO MANY OTHERS TO MAKE, and this one's been TAKING SO LONG, I feel like the storylines are staling and stagnating in the queue. WHY IS PROGRESS SO DIFFICULT TO MAKE?!?
I also just started rewriting a draft of my roommate's horror script, which is largely comprised of true (?) events that have happened since moving here. The story follows some newbie kids who settle in on their own, and become terrorized by a faceless stalker with murderous intentions. Sound generic? It largely is, with the exception of intimacy: it's a close cast, which means there won't be body parts splattering or big-boobed women disrobing in showers just to get hacked up by Act II. When you operate with so few characters, keeping them alive -- and giving them character -- is that much more important, so that's where the focus is so far going on the project.
That's basically all on my project plate at the moment. I have lots of old editing to do, some trailers on the horizon, and plenty of writing to tackle on the side, but I'm otherwise making minor headway in life. Personally, the world's been pretty slow in all other respects. Stopped playing video games, mostly. No new movies to watch (and no money to buy them with, anyway). No girlfriends, or hopes of one, either. No social life to foster hopes for a girlfriend. I keep making wild claims that I'm attending Little Tokyo's Cherry Blossom Festival next weekend, in hopes of lingering around the J-pop fashion show and meeting someone, but let's be frank and honest: that's totally not going to happen. Not me going; the part where it pays off. That part won't happen. But hope springs eternal, and given my love for all things Japanese (except their food -- yuck), I like to imagine spending the time to enjoy a celebration of their current and classic cultures.
On a separate note, there's rumors that (with everyone in the house finally employed) we may be hosting a barbecue in the near future! Super freaking hot! It's about time, too -- we have this sweet yard, and California weather is continually generous, and the whole house is generally kept visitor-friendly... We just haven't gotten a lot of time to show off and hang out.
Uh, and before I sign off, might as well squeeze in a plug for F-R's new movie, KILL BOOTH, written and directed by co-founder Nathan Morse. Looks good, sounds good, reads good, and should BE good, whenever it's finished. I hear they started photography a couple days ago, and have two scenes of their historical action-epic finished already. I don't know much more than that, except that (for me) that means I'll be getting some cuts to begin work on a trailer and web-spots soon.
KB also just picked up a composer recently (FINALLY), which made me both happy and sad. Happy, because it definitely needed one, and my inflexible schedule and limited technology/know-how would have severely impeded my own efforts to offer a score. Sad, because no matter how impossible and stressful a project is, I always want to do as much for it as I can, and to be honest, I was gearing up and prepping to write cues just when the news broke. I don't know how they found him or what his rates run, but he's got some pro-references and a handful of tracks to prove he's experienced. He also shows an understanding of both subtlety in music and poised, balanced dynamics, the likes of which I don't feel I've heard around the usual Ithaca campus selection. He may have yet to prove himself in his comprehension of melody, but by all accounts, he has both the assets and resources to make a phenomenal and -- more importantly -- professional-sounding Hollywood score: something Kill Booth very much requires. And the guy even resides here in LA with me, attending USC's scoring program. Maybe I should take this guy out to lunch or something. Or maybe I should blindly critique his music more first.
Either way, he brings something new to the table that I couldn't, and I'm happy to have him on board. From what I can tell all the way across the country, this movie's going to be GREAT! I look forward to seeing the first cuts... and making you guys some teaser-tidbits with them, too. :>
